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A member asked:

The other day i was just standing in and suddenly my entire body involuntarily shook and twitched and i couldn't see.i grabbed a table. what happened?

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Seizue: You could have had a seizure however usually the type of seizure you described invoices complete loss of consciousness you could have had a partial seizure and felt although your entire body was shaking but it wasn't i would see my primary doctor for a check up.

Answered 8/20/2013

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